Photocoagulation does sometimes cause vision loss which includes reduced side vision, blind spots and blurred vision.
The vision loss with photocoagulation is often mild and can be less than the vision loss that might result if the condition is not treated.
Laser photocoagulation is a type of laser eye surgery that uses a laser to burn part of your retina.
The laser creates microscopic burns in your retinal in order to treat abnormal structures and the vision loss is often permanent and unavoidable.
Laser photocoagulation can also reduce your risk of permanent vision loss from diabetic retinopathy and works best in early stages of vision loss.
Side effects of laser photocoagulation are reduced side vision, reduced color vision, blurred vision, difficulty in focusing, reduced night vision and blind spots.
If you have any sudden pain or other vision problems after the laser photocoagulation you should call your doctor right away.
Photocoagulation uses a laser to either seal or destroy blood vessels in the eye.
Photocoagulation is used to treat various different eye conditions which include retinal tears, age related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and proliferative vitreoretinopathy.
Diabetic retinopathy is damage to your retina that is caused by diabetes.
Retinal tears are breaks in the retina.
Proliferative vitreoretinopathy is where abnormal blood vessels grow in your vitreous gel which is the clear substance that fills the eyes.
Age related macular degeneration is a condition which affects your central vision.
To perform the photocoagulation, you sit in front of a laser machine.
The doctor then uses a special probe to direct a laser beam onto the affected blood vessels in your retina.
the laser then burns the blood vessels and seals them off and prevents further bleeding.